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OPPO Updates Find N2 Flip smartphone

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OPPO, announced the rollout of a major software update for its flagship foldable phone, the Find N2 Flip, which further enhances the functionality of its cover display.

The new Spotify Widget, jointly developed by OPPO and Spotify exclusively for the Find N2 Flip, maximizes the utility of the largest cover screen of any flip phone. Users can enjoy complete play control, the heart button and content recommendations without unfolding their device.

Peter Dohyung Lee, Head of the flagship product line at OPPO, said: “This update underlines OPPO’s commitment to the best possible experience for Find N2 Flip owners, enabling more freedom for self-expression and creativity when using the industry-leading 3.26-inch cover screen. “

“Working directly with Spotify is exactly the kind of developer collaboration that allows users to make the most of the Find N2 Flip’s pocketable design, best-in-class displays, and bespoke personalization options. We look forward to updates for more much-loved apps later this year.”

A custom-built Speech-to-Text quick reply feature can be accessed through the cover screen when users receive a message. All apps that enable quick reply will support Speech-to-Text, including WhatsApp, Messenger, Messages by Google, Telegram and LINE. In addition to English, the feature supports Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil language.

OPPO to Introduce Find N2 Flip

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OPPO, will introduce the Find N2 Flip, its first-ever flip-style foldable smartphone, on February 15, 2023 globally. The Find N2 Flip—a culmination of five years of R&D—brings together the best in foldable technology and design to create an inflexion point in the flip phone industry.

The Find N2 Flip, designed ground up to push the boundaries of foldable phone design, sports an invisible crease for an enhanced user experience.

The smartphone sets the standard for flip phones with its minimal, seamless design and compact dimensions that accentuate the largest-ever cover screen on a flip phone. Its bezel-free vertical display presents a large canvas to enable new user experiences, widgets, and a versatile viewfinder for photography enthusiasts to get creative. 

#SeeMoreInASnap at the global launch of the OPPO Find N2 on Wednesday, 15th February, 2023 – https://www.oppo.com/in/events/find-n2-flip-launch/

OPPO launches Reno8 Pro

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 OPPO, the smart device brand, in association with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, today announced the launch of OPPO House of the Dragon Limited Edition Set. The India-only offering will feature the black variant of the OPPO flagship, Reno8 Pro 5G. 

Damyant Singh Khanoria, Chief Marketing Officer, OPPO India, said, “We are pleased to offer our customers the House of the Dragon Limited Edition Set. OPPO has always found great resonance with the youth, and we share this common DNA with the House of the Dragon fans. Our OPPO Reno8 Pro House of the Dragon Limited Edition Set allows us to reach out to our young users in yet another way that is both fun and memorable.”

The Reno8 Pro, the limited-edition set will feature House of the Dragon-themed accessories including a special phone case, a SIM ejector pin, keychain, phone holder and a special collectable dragon egg. Fans will also get an exclusive scroll with a message that anoints them into the epic saga of House Targaryen.

OPPO Reno8 Pro House of the Dragon Limited Edition Set will be available on Flipkart at INR 45,999 from 13th December 2022.

Review: Oppo F21s Pro

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Price: ₹22,999

The wait for 5G services is finally over after a long period of anticipation. Phone companies including Oppo have been testing the waters with 5G phones for a long time. Oppo’s latest comes in both 4G and 5G variants. However, we received the Oppo F21s Pro in 4G version.

The Oppo F21s Pro has a plain, clean, no-nonsense design, just like the previous F-series devices with a matte-finished back and side band. The camera platform is metal, which offers some protection to the lens. The chrome finish on the camera bump and a red dot of one of the sensors somewhat breaks the monotony in design. The front camera has a punch hole design. Both the surfaces are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 panels. The phone is offered in Dawnlight Gold and Starlight Black colourways. The F21s Pro is a lightweight device. The display appeared bright and sharp in our experience. Fingerprint and facial recognition worked flawlessly, and the interface was quite smooth to navigate.

The phone uses the 6nm Snapdragon 680 octa-core CPU along with Adreno 610 GPU. It offers 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB onboard UFS2.2 storage. The F21s Pro uses ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12. The phone houses a 6.43-inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) AMOLED display that provides up to 90 Hz refresh rate and a peak touch sampling rate of 180Hz. A 95 percent DCI-P3 gamut coverage ensures that the monitor displays a wide range of colours. The Oppo F21s Pro is a mid-level phone, and it is not expected to offer the best in performance. However, the device proved powerful enough for everyday tasks including action games with medium graphics. You may experience some lag in heavy games, but that is expected from a device of this specs.

The smartphone uses a triple camera system at the rear. The main camera is a 64-megapixel unit with f/1.7 aperture. The other two are 2-megapixel modules for Macro and Monochrome. There is no telephoto or wide-angle camera. The front camera uses a 32-megapixel sensor. The camera allows up to Full HD (1080p) videos at 30 fps. The main camera helps you capture beautiful images in good lighting conditions especially outdoors, but the lack of optical zoom or wide-angle lens limits its utility. Low-light images are noisy. The most interesting camera feature is the Microlens mode, which allows you to observe and capture microscopic details in a subject and provides some interesting perspectives. It lets you zoom into dust particles and moulds for up to 30x magnification. It is challenging to keep the subject in focus with the extremely shallow depth-of-field, but the ‘orbit light’ around the depth lens switches on and keeps the subject perfectly illuminated for a shake-free image.

The Oppo F21s Pro is powered by a 4,500 mAh battery and supports 33W Supervooc fast charging. The device supports dual SIM and includes a dedicated MicroSD memory card slot in the card tray. Coming to multimedia, the device offers good visuals combined with powerful audio. However, we have been quite unhappy with the lack of stereo speakers in the previous Oppo devices, and this device doesn’t change it. The phone houses a 3.5mm audio jack.

Rating

WE’RE IMPRESSED Decent design, good camera, microlens, price

WE’D IMPROVE 5G support, stereo speakers

THE LAST WORD The Oppo F21s Pro offers some credible performance and imaging capability for the price, but the lack of 5G support spoils its chance in the market. We would have liked to review the 5G variant of the F21s if we had a choice, but since we did not get a chance to experience it, we cannot comment on its performance.

OPPO’s entry-level TWS Enco Buds sports 24 hours of music playtime

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With inundating the market with highly-affordable and feature-rich smartphones, OPPO have forayed into the TWS ear buds market with their latest addition, the OPPO Enco Buds. These TWS earbuds deliver high-quality audio and are a great option for those one a budget looking for a reliable brand to suit their needs.

The Enco Buds are equipped with AI-based call noise cancellation technology and a 24-hour battery life through a 400mAh battery. However, the buds themselves offer a 6-hour playback time through a single charge. These entry-level ear buds are IP54 rated which means that they are dust and water resistant and are well suited for workouts, commutes, and for almost every other activity.

The OPPO Enco Buds utilise Bluetooth v5.2 which also supports binaural low-latency transmission that solves the problems of interference and disconnection to provide quick and stable connections. The Enco Buds come with a low 80ms-latecy Game Mode which enhances the mobile gaming experience by upgrading audio-visual sync in twitch-action games. Users can activate this mode by triple-tapping the ear buds.

Mainly, these TWS ear buds use a 2-layer composite diaphragm as well as the AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), which is a HD audio transmission protocol for crisper and better sound.

On opening the charging case, the Enco Buds utilise the integrated Open-Up Auto Connection feature to automatically turn themselves on. These buds come with intuitive and smart touch controls which help users to manage music, and adjust the volume. Users can also customise the touch controls through the Hey Melody App on their smartphones. The OPPO Enco Buds come with ergonomically-designed ear tips in three sizes in order ensure a good fit along with maximum comfort.

The OPPO Enco Buds will go on sale in India on September 14. The sale will be held exclusively on Flipkart and the launch offer price would be ₹1,799 (original price ₹1,999). It will be a 3-day offer, starting from September 14 till September 16.